The read
It runs a compact 1h 11m.
Synopsis
Soapy Gibson (Edward Ellis) and his wife Annie (Marjorie Rambeau) run a lonely hearts club in a small town. Even during the Depression years these were often "clip joints" - places where people with money but no mate got taken by someone offering the promise of companionship. However, Soapy and Annie are strictly on the level - and they have more than one reason to want to stay on the level. You see Soapy escaped from the law years ago, had some plastic surgery and changed his name, and has been living on the lam with his wife ever since.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Ralph MurphyDirector
- Willard MackScreenplay
- Beatrice BanyardScreenplay
Cast
- Marjorie RambeauAnnie Gibson
- Dorothy JordanMary O'Connor
- Eddie QuillanThomas ("Tommy") Jefferson Reed
- Edward EllisWilliam "Soapy" Gibson
- Louis CalhernJack Magruder
- Dorothy BurgessBessie
- Rollo LloydJerry O'Connor
- Olive TellMrs. Laura Castleton
- Hugh HerbertHugo Wetzel
- Thomas E. JacksonFlynn
- DeWitt JenningsCaptain Reardon
- Jean LavertyHope Jennings
Stills
Themes
plastic surgerylonely hearts adhiding from the policeclip jointon the lam